The Durham Blues and Brews Festival is the main fund raising effort of the Exchange Club of Greater Durham, a service-oriented civic club. In 2015 we set out to create a unique music festival experience that served only NC craft beer with proceeds benefiting local charities and programs. The primary focus of organizations receiving our funds is the prevention of child abuse. And, we’ve succeeded! We completed our 5th festival before the pandemic forced a pause, but we were back in 2022. The total contributed to local Durham charities and programs so far has exceeded $200,000.